The Man Left Behind and The Boy Left Behind

She’d always thought that Peter was lucky, growing up - he’d got to play at being a builder and carpenter in his younger years, while she was stuck scrubbing floors and washing clothes. Then her older brother had been called away to war, and Henry had wanted to go with him.
“No, Henry, you can’t,” he’d told her, when she’d mentioned her intention to enlist.
“I should be out there, the same as all the other men-”
“I know,” he interrupted. Peter, of all people, had always listened to her and seemed to understand the fundamental difference between how she looked and who she was. “I know, but Henry… the medical examination. There’s no way… they won’t let you.”

The Man Left Behind: Henry Lawson may look like a woman, but when war breaks out she has to deal with the uncomfortable prospect of being one of the few men left behind. The situation is not without its opportunities, however, and soon she finds herself doing "man's work" alongside the women who've been called to help on Dixon's farm - including Rosie, a woman she can't seem to take her eyes off of...

The Boy Left Behind: A return to Henry and her loved ones during World War II, as the arrival of a young evacuee in their village gives them an opportunity they've longed for and turns their world upside down. Can Tom adapt to his new surroundings and the unusual family he finds himself lodging with?